JP2005151052A - Camera-attached portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera-attached portable telephone set capable of solving problems of an existing portable telephone set that the existing portable telephone set only causes a warning tone even when a terminal password is dissident with the substantial password of the portable telephone set and cannot confirm that other person than a possessor having set the terminal password is going to operate the portable telephone set and the possibility of the use of the portable telephone set to which the terminal password has been set exists by the other person until the possessor notices theft or missing of the portable telephone set. <P>SOLUTION: The camera-attached portable telephone set including a means 1 for carrying out camera photographing and a means 4 for storing a photographed image is provided with: a means 3 for entering the terminal password; a means 2 for displaying the entered terminal password; and a means 4 for storing the terminal password, and when a wrong terminal password is entered at operation, the means 1 for carrying out camera photographing photographs an operator. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to privacy protection of a camera-equipped mobile phone, particularly a camera-equipped mobile phone having a terminal security code setting function and a mail transmission function.

The conventional camera-equipped mobile phone sets the terminal security code (4 digits), so that the owner who set the terminal security code can operate and set or cancel various functions that require the input of the terminal security code. No one else could do it.
In addition, there has been proposed a mobile phone that prevents unauthorized use by a third party when the mobile phone is stolen or lost, and that does not require a registration cancellation procedure to the business operator when the mobile phone is lost. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 11-331366 (paragraphs 0006-0007, FIG. 1)

  The terminal security code in a conventional camera-equipped mobile phone is structured so that a person other than the owner who sets the terminal security code cannot operate the mobile phone when using a function that requires the input of the terminal security code. However, even a person other than the owner who has set the terminal security code has a problem that the terminal security code can be found by searching the terminal security code. This is because even if the terminal security codes do not match, only a warning sound is generated, the operator cannot be confirmed, and the operation itself cannot be disabled. This is because it is possible to confirm the terminal security code that matches the input.

In such a case, the owner who has set the terminal personal identification number cannot confirm that a person other than the owner who has set the terminal personal identification number is trying to operate the mobile phone.
As a situation where a person other than the owner who set the terminal security code tries to operate the mobile phone set with the terminal security code, the owner who set the terminal security code steals the mobile phone set with the terminal security code or It may be lost.

  In such a case, the owner who set the terminal security code will notice that the mobile phone has been stolen or lost when the owner wants to use the mobile phone with the terminal security code set. There has been a problem that a mobile phone set with a terminal security code may be used by a person other than the owner who set the number.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and when a wrong terminal security code is entered, a person who tries to operate a mobile phone with the terminal security code set is photographed by a camera. In addition to being able to confirm who operated the mobile phone other than the owner who set the terminal security code by recording the image, if the wrong terminal security code is entered, A camera that can notify the owner of theft or loss by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address set in advance by the owner who has set the security code and notifying that the wrong terminal security code has been entered. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable telephone.

  The camera-equipped mobile phone according to the present invention is a camera-equipped mobile phone having means for taking a picture of a camera and means for storing a taken image. The means for inputting a terminal personal identification number and the inputted terminal personal identification number A means for displaying and a means for storing the terminal personal identification number, and if an incorrect terminal personal identification number is input during operation, the camera photographing means is used to photograph the operator. is there.

  Since the camera-equipped mobile phone according to the present invention is configured as described above, when a person other than the owner who sets the terminal security code tries to operate the mobile phone with the terminal security code set, the camera photographing function By operating the shutter sound or the mail transmission screen displayed by the mail transmission function, the operation of the mobile phone can be prevented in advance, and the person who tried to operate the mobile phone Since the image is recorded, it is possible to confirm who tried to operate and to protect privacy.

In addition, if the wrong terminal security code is entered, the owner who set the terminal security code will send an email to the preset email address. The owner is more likely to notice.
When the owner notices theft or loss, it is possible to report the suspension of use to the mobile phone operator.

  Furthermore, by attaching the captured camera image to the e-mail to be sent, it is possible to confirm who tried to use the mobile phone, and in the case of theft, it can be used as a clue to search for the criminal. .

Embodiment 1 FIG.
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the camera-equipped mobile phone according to the first embodiment. As shown in this figure, a mobile phone includes a camera unit 1 for taking a picture of a camera, a display device 2 such as a liquid crystal (LCD) for displaying the state of the mobile phone, a key switch 3 for inputting a terminal security code and characters, a terminal security code. A memory 4 for storing numbers and telephone numbers, a control unit 5 for controlling each unit, a radio unit 6 for sending and receiving mails and voice calls, an antenna 7 for sending and receiving radio signals, a microphone 8 and a receiver 9 for voice communication; It is composed of

  FIG. 2 is an external view of the mobile phone according to Embodiment 1, and the same parts as those in FIG. Reference numeral 10 denotes a hinge portion for folding in half.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
After turning on the power of the mobile phone in step 10, a necessary function is selected in step 11.
Next, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the function selected in step 12 is a function that requires input of a terminal security code. If the function does not require the input of the terminal security code, a function call is performed in step 15.

If it is determined in step 12 that the terminal security code is required to be input, the control unit 5 displays a request for input of the terminal security code on the display unit 2 in step 13, and the key switch is displayed to the user. 3 to input the terminal security code.
Thereafter, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the terminal password entered in step 14 matches the terminal password stored in the memory 4, and the terminal stored in the memory 4. If it matches the password, a function call is performed at step 15.

  On the other hand, if the input terminal code number does not match the terminal code number stored in the memory 4, the camera unit 1 is operated by the control unit 5 in step 20 to photograph the operator, and the control unit 5 stores the captured camera image in the memory 4. In the case of the camera-equipped mobile phone shown in FIG. 2, when the key operation is performed, the camera unit 1 built in the hinge unit 10 is configured to face the direction of the operator, so that the operator's face can be photographed. it can.

  Thereafter, in step 21, the control unit 5 displays a warning to the display unit 2 that the terminal code numbers do not match. Next, at step 22, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the camera-captured image is attached to the mail for notifying the terminal security code mismatch.

  When attaching a camera photographed image, the camera photographed image stored in the memory 4 is attached to the mail by the control unit 5 in step 23, and the mail is transmitted to the mail address registered in the memory 4 in advance. If it is set in advance not to attach an image captured by the camera, in step 24, the control unit 5 transmits a mail to a mail address registered in the memory 4 in advance. In step 25 after the mail transmission is completed, the process proceeds to the function selection in step 11.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Since the configuration of the mobile phone is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the illustration and description thereof are omitted. The operation is basically the same as that in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 except that step 30 shown in FIG. 4 is inserted between step 14 and step 20 in FIG.

That is, if the terminal security code does not match in step 14, it is determined in step 30 whether to take a camera or not.
If camera shooting is to be performed, the process proceeds to step 20, and if camera shooting is not to be performed, the process proceeds to step 21.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Since the configuration of the mobile phone is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the illustration and description thereof are omitted. The operation is basically the same as that in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, except that step 31 shown in FIG. 4 is inserted between step 21 and step 22 in FIG.

  That is, after displaying a warning indicating that the terminal security code does not match in step 21, it is determined in step 31 whether or not to send a mail notifying that the terminal security code does not match. If so, the process proceeds to step 22; otherwise, the process proceeds to step 11. Note that step 30 of the second embodiment may or may not be inserted.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of Embodiment 1 of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is an external view of the mobile phone with a camera in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of Embodiment 2 and 3 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 camera unit, 2 display device, 3 key switch, 4 memory,
5 control unit, 6 radio unit, 7 antenna, 8 microphone,
9 Receiver, 10 Hinge part.

Claims (2)

  In a camera-equipped mobile phone having means for taking a picture of a camera and means for storing a photographed image, means for inputting a terminal personal identification number, means for displaying the inputted terminal personal identification number, and the terminal personal identification number A camera-equipped mobile phone comprising: a means for storing; and when an incorrect terminal password is input during operation, the camera is photographed by the camera photographing means.   2. The camera-equipped cellular phone includes means for storing an e-mail address, means for transmitting an e-mail to the stored e-mail address, and means for attaching a photographed image to the e-mail. Mobile phone with camera.

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